ND #12 in AP

[LOVEMYIRISH]

So, we are a consensus #12

1 Ohio State (65) 12-0 1,625 1
2 USC 10-1 1,540 3
3 Michigan 11-1 1,504 2
4 Florida 11-1 1,441 4
5 LSU 10-2 1,303 9
6 Louisville 10-1 1,241 8
7 Wisconsin 11-1 1,212 10
8 Oklahoma 10-2 1,095 13
8 Arkansas 10-2 1,095 5
10 Boise State 12-0 1,044 12
11 Auburn 10-2 966 14
12 Notre Dame 10-2 940 6
13 Rutgers 10-1 906 15
14 Virginia Tech 10-2 775 17
15 West Virginia 9-2 667 7
16 Wake Forest 10-2 621 20
17 Tennessee 9-3 542 19
17 Texas 9-3 542 11
19 Nebraska 9-3 405 23
20 Brigham Young 10-2 394 21
21 California 8-3 367 22
22 Texas A&M 9-3 318 NR
23 Georgia Tech 9-3 210 16
24 Hawaii 10-2 174 25
25 Boston College 9-3 91 18

 

[marv81s]

wow, Arkansas only dropped 3 spots in both polls and Auburn moved up in both without snapping the ball and is ahead of ND in both with blowout losses at home. Incredible!

 

[njuneardave]

it befuddles me.



i'd love to play vs oklahoma...we'd rip one into them... how can they be ranked 8th?

 

[ChiND]

I'd play anyone in the 6 through 12 positions!! The top 5 would be very tough games for the Irish (maybe we would match up with Auburn as they are a low scoring power team who prefers run to pass - so maybe the top 4 would be a little rough). Anyway, we have a great opportunity to get a bowl win this year!!

 

[jiggafini19]

Arkansas has got some impressive speed on both sides of the ball. Their QB situation is rather muddled, but then again so was North Carolina's.

 

[jerseyborn1971]

Who cares? ND is going to a BCS bowl game. That's all anyone will remember in a year. Off the top of anyone's head(without looking it up-no cheating), who was ranked #7 last year at the end of the regular season? #11? #9?

 

[jiggafini19]

I remember the 1994 Cotton Bowl.

Last year's rankings, I recall Texas was #1 and unbeaten.

I agree with Jerseyborn.

 

[pappy]

I thought we had to be 8th or better in the BCS standings for a BCS bowl bid, or was that for an AUTOMATIC BCS bid?

 

[jiggafini19]

They've added the fifth game this year.